Charles Edward ("Chuck") Miller (b. 1944)

Charles Edward ("Chuck") Miller was born September 26, 1944, in
Washington, D.C. Miller's family relocated to Texas when he was in
elementary school. Following his graduation from the Jesuit High
School in Dallas, Miller entered Southern Methodist University,
where he earned his undergraduate degree. He attended Southern
Methodist University School of Law, graduating in 1972.

Miller served in the United States Army from 1966 to 1970,
graduated from officer candidate school, and served as aide-de-camp
to Brigadier General Lloyd L. Leech at Fort Bliss, Texas.

From 1972 to 1977, Miller was an attorney specializing in
criminal trial practice. He was judge of Dallas County Criminal
Court #7 from 1977 to 1982. During his five years on that court, he
was named Best Dallas Misdemeanor Court Judge by the Dallas Bar
Association, and Best Dallas Criminal Court Judge by the Dallas
County Criminal Bar Association.

Miller was elected to a six-year term on the Texas Court of
Criminal Appeals in 1982; he was reelected in 1988, serving until
1994.

Miller has served as an adjunct professor at Southern Methodist
University, teaching criminal trial evidence; served as chairman of
the criminal justice section of the State Bar of Texas; and has
lectured at law schools including The University of Texas, Southern
Methodist University, and Baylor University.

Miller and his wife, Katherine Kelley-Miller, made history in
1986, when Judge Miller administered the attorney's oath to his
wife, becoming the first judge in the history of the court to have
a spouse who was also an attorney.

Sources

Biographical Information on Judge Chuck Miller of the Texas
Court of Criminal Appeals, Archives of the Gov. Bill and Vara
Daniel Center for Legal History, State Bar of Texas, 1989.

Lawyer's swearing-in sealed with a kiss, Austin
American Statesman, May 20, 1986.